Tuesday, April 28, 2009

From a CBC interview ( edit Apr 2010: link now dead) with Ignatieff on his (not written for any political gain) book.

Solomon: You know that the Conservatives are going to comb through this for everything. Every moment where ignatieff may miss it to prove that he’s not a true patriot. Once you say, I’m a patriot, boy, you better walk it. There is one thing that I caught, I have to mention it to you... you say "as Canadians, we cheer for the same football teams as Americans." This is talking about how similar the two cultures are. But no, we don't! We cheer for the CFL.

Ignatieff: No, not true. Not true. That’s a piece of--

Solomon: What?

Ignatieff: That’s…Look. There are people who love the Hamilton Tiger Cats and the Montreal Allouettes, and etc., but, there are lots of Canadians-

Solomon: Who love the nfl. ( I like how he answers the question for Iggy)

Ignatieff: Who love the NFL, that’s all I'm saying. And I don't want to cast negative aspersions on the CFL.

Solomon: It’s a national institution. ( more help from the CBC)

Ignatieff: Yeah, it’s a great national institution. I've watched it all my life. But there are also Canadians who watch the NFL.

There is lots here but look at the last comment from Ignatieff where he says he watched the CFL all of his life. Umm, I am not 100% sure on this, but some how I don't think that the CFL gets much coverage in England at the best of times and I doubt that during the 20 years that he spent over there that the BBC ever broadcast ANY CFL games.

10 comments:

This would be a terrific research project. I know my brother, living in Texas, cannot watch the CFL games. He travels throughout the US and has tried in several cities.He watches, if possible on his computer but even that can prove challenging with some firewalls etc.I notice he never mentioned a Western team and most certainly not, last year's Grey Cup team.

I don't believe him. The written statement, does not match up with his excuse/justification.This is another statement, that would unite an entire segment of Canada.

It's one thing to have a verbal flub when there's a microphone in front of your face. But to write it in a published book, about Canada's geography no less, suggest a level of insouciance that's simply unforgivable.

I don't get it. Ignatieff uses the fact that his great-great grandfather on his mother's side as "proof" of the fact that he is a true patriot.

His great-great grandfather Nicholai Ignatieff was responsible for the MAY LAWS which started a wave of killing Jews (Pogroms) in Russia. When I mention this, I am told that Ignatieff is not responsible for the crimes of his ancestors.

I'd like to hear Iggo Waffle name the all the teams. If he is a fan that shouldn't be difficult given there are only eight. And no...neither BBC, nor any other non-Canadian broadcaster carries CFL games. I know, because I missed the 1992 and 2006 Grey Cup because I was out of the country during those times. Iggy a CFL fan hardly.

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